Emma has created the feeling of conflict throughout the poem in many ways. One example of this is the mood of SYM. It starts with a very somber or depressed mood. This affects the reader by making them feel the same …show more content…
She has used repetition with the word 'love' which is repeated at the end of the first line in each stanza. Two metaphors have also been used in this poem, in the line "While your heart just sits and rots," as a heart cannot actually sit anywhere, as well as in "Let me see those pearly whites", as teeth aren't really pearls. A rhyming scheme is yet another poetic device used, with an ABCB scheme only adding to the atmosphere of conflict felt through the poem.
An extremely effective strategy to create a conflicting atmosphere is to use a rhyming scheme. Also known as a rhyming structure, SYM follows an ABCB structure, where the second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme. This puts emphasis on the two specific lines, and these lines are the lines which portray where most conflict is felt. This is a major part of Emma's techniques to show conflict in the poem.
Signed, Your Mind, is a poem that clearly shows inner conflict, also known as person vs. self conflict. Some of the many ways Emma has showcased this is by using mood, tone, figurative language and rhyming structure/scheme found thorough the poem. There is no doubt that Signed, Your Mind is a poem that regarding conflict, more specifically, inner conflict.